Objective: To identify the meaning and impact on their quality of life of having glaucoma and to understand the patients’ perception on the different types of treatment (medical or surgical). Methods: Through a qualitative research, focus groups were conducted with patients in clinical treatment (group 1) and patients who underwent glaucoma surgery in both eyes and were without medication (group 2). The responses were analyzed using the technique of content analysis. Results: Fear of blindness and lack of information about […]

Report the case of a male 28 years-old patient, who was referred to Centro de Estudos e Pesquisas Oculistas Associados – RJ, to retina assessment and presented the tipical findings of the X-Linked Juvenile Retinoschisis: A cystoid maculopathy with formation of foveal cysts and schisis of the peripheral retina. It was carried out the conservative management, with attention to the complications.

Graves ‘ophthalmopathyis themost commonorbital diseaseand affects25-50% of the patients withGraves’ disease. It`s morecommon in females, between the second andfifth life`s decade. The disease hasanacute andachronic stage, slowly progressing until it stabilizes, with rarecasesof spontaneous resolution.The treatment depends on thestage andthe disease ismainly treated withoralor intravenous corticosteroids with or without radiotherapy;colchicine is usedin individual cases. In the followingcase report, we discuss an atypicalmanifestation ofGraves’ ophthalmopathyin an euthyroid patientwith negative antibodiesin the inicial presentation.

Meningocele of the optic nerve sheath is an extremely rare condition with a few cases reported in literature. Image studies reveal tubularcystic enlargement of the optic nerve although with the same thickness. Symptoms are often related to the involvement of the optic nerve, leading from slow to accelerated decreasing of the visual acuity. The early surgical treatment is the decompression of the optic nerve sheath, which it could provide improvement of visual function. We are presenting a case report of […]

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.The main site of involvement is the lung, but the bacillus may spread by hematogenous/lymph systems to other organs, including the eye.The incidence of ocular TB is 1-2% of extra-pulmonary cases. The authors present a case of a 28 years old female patient seeking medical care due to reduction of visual acuity in the left eye for 8 days. She had the best corrected visual acuity in the affected eye of 20/200, […]

We describe a case of bilateral irreversible visual loss of a 64 year-old patient after prolonged use of paclitaxel. Patient presented best corrected visual acuity of 20/400 in both eyes at first visit and optical coherence tomography showed increased macular in both eyes.After six months of the interruption of -paclitaxel therapy, the patient showed slight improvement of visual acuity reaching 20/200 in both eyes, while OCT demonstrated resolution of macular edema.

Glaucoma is a group of progressive optic neuropathies that have in common a slow progressive degeneration of retinal ganglion cells and their axons, resulting in a distinct appearance of the optic disc and a concomitant pattern of visual loss. Biomarkers are characteristics objectively measured and evaluated as indication of normal biologic processes, pathogenic processes, or pharmacologic responses to a therapeutic intervention. Several biological markers have been implicated with glaucoma, especially genetics, proteomics, autoimmune and other molecular biomarkers, although, most awaits […]

O glaucoma compreende um grupo de neuropatias ópticas progressivas que tem em comum a degeneração lenta e progressiva das células ganglionares e seus axônios, resultando em aparência única do disco óptico e, simultaneamente, um padrão correspondente de perda visual. Biomarcadores são características medidas objetivamente e avaliadas como indicadores de processo biológico normal, processos patológicos ou respostas farmacológicas à uma intervenção terapêutica. Vários marcadores biológicos foram associados com glaucoma, especialmente os genéticos, proteômicos, autoimunes e outros biomarcadores moleculares, embora a maioria […]